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Philippines in Figures  Population (August 2007) 88.6M  Projected Population (2008) 90.4M  Inflation Rate (April 2008) 8.3%  Balance of Trade (February 2008) $-379M  Exports (March 2008) $4.181B  Imports (February 2008) $4.491B  Unemployment (January 2008) 7.4%  Underemployment (January 2008) 18.9%  Simple Literacy (2000) 92.3%  Functional Literacy (2003) 84%  Average Family Income (2006) P173,000  GNP (Q4 2007) P2,062.0B  GDP (Q4 2007) P1911.3B Site Map Sectoral Statistics:     Agriculture and Fisheries     Business and Industry     Construction and Housing     Education and Mass Media     Energy     Health     Income and Poverty     Labor and Employment     Population and Demography       Prices     Trade     Vital Statistics Press Releases Special Releases Quickstat FAQ on Civil Registration  Publications Technical Notes Laws on Statistics Generation Data Release Calendar Special Events Technical Papers Links to Other Sites Bid Announcements Job Opportunities NSO on the air Census Serbilis sa Radyo DZRB-Radyo ng Bayan (738 KHz) Every Saturday, 6:16-7:00 am Serbisyong Totoo, Usaping Legal DZRV-Radio Veritas (846 KHz) Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:00 pm (With the Public Attorney's Office)           for Philippines...See also  Reports by region, province, and highly urbanized city or  Final population counts by region, province, municipality and barangay

www.e-census.com.ph your birth certificate anytime...anywhere...       Birth Registration Project (BRP)    W H A T ' S    N E W   Merchandise Export Performance - March 2008 [05/09/2008] Export earnings in March 2008 went down by 6.8 percent to $4.181 billion from $4.487 billion in March 2007 while first quarter receipts from merchandise exports slightly inched-up by 2.7 percent to $12.524 billion from...   Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index - April 2008 [05/06/2008] The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR and AONCR were correspondingly higher at 143.9 and 149.6 in April from their respective March levels of 140.6 and 144.6.   Inflation Rate and Consumer Price Index - April 2008 [05/06/2008] The 11.4 percent acceleration in the annual adjustments in the prices of the heavily weighted food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) items raised the year-on-year headline inflation rate in the Philippines to 8.3 percent in April from 6.4 percent in March.   Producer Price Survey - March 2008 [05/06/2008] The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000 = 100) for the manufacturing industry increased at a slower rate of 0.8 percent in March compared to its year-ago figure.   Commodity Flow in the Philippines - Third Quarter 2007 [05/03/2008] The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the third quarter of 2007 decreased by 7.8 percent, resulting to 3.38 million tons from 3.67 million tons reported during the same period of last year.   Advisory: NSO to collect payment for documentary stamp tax beginning May 1, 2008 [04/30/2008] In compliance with Sections 173 and 188 of the Tax Code and Revenue Memorandum Order No. 13-2008 dated March 31, 2008, the NSO shall collect an additional FIFTEEN PESOS (Php15.00) as payment for.....     Administrative-based Statistics     External Trade Performance - February 2008 [04/25/2008] Total external trade in goods for January to February 2008 reached $17.827 billion, representing a 16.5 percent increment from $15.298 billion during the same 2-month period in 2007.      Merchandise Export Performance - February 2008 [04/10/2008] Export earnings in February 2008 inched up by 10.7 percent to $4.118 billion from $3.721 billion in February 2007.   Industry-based Statistics     Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries - February 2008 [04/25/2008] Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry registered a year-on-year growth of 9.5 percent in February 2008, according to the preliminary results.        Producer Price Survey - February 2008 [04/07/2008] The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000 = 100) for the manufacturing industry registered a decline of 0.8 percent in February 2008 compared to its year-ago figure.   Household-based Statistics      Official population count reveals... [04/16/2008] Final results of the latest Census of Population (POPCEN 2007) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) placed the Philippine population at 88,574,614 persons as of August 1, 2007.      Labor Force Survey - January 2008 [03/18/2008] The number of employed persons in January 2008 was registered at 33.7 million. This placed the employment rate at 92.6 percent. Last year’s rate was 92.2 percent.   Civil Registration Services      NSO revokes rule on orientation seminar for SOs [01/10/2008] The NSO revoked the rule requiring solemnizing officers (SO) to attend an orientation seminar before their Certificate of Registration of Authority to Solemnize Marriage (CRASM) is renewed.      More than a thousand stakeholders converge in CDO for the 5th NCSO [10/08/2007] Participants from all over the country have started arriving today in Cagayan de Oro City to attend the 5th National Convention of Solemnizing Officers (5NCSO) that will be held on October 9-11, 2007...   Miscellaneous      NSO Calendar of Press Releases [12/28/2007] The NSO announces the expected release schedule of some of the Agency's statistical data. The said Press Releases shall be made available to the users not later than their specified target dates of release.   more... This page has been accessed times since May 1, 1997. Policy and Confidentiality Statements   Page last updated: May 9, 2008